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Medicine

  • Debate Pack

    Safety of Covid-19 vaccines

    Tuesday, 18 October, 2022

    On Monday 24 October 2022 there will be a Westminster Hall debate on e-petition 602171 relating to the safety of Covid-19 vaccines. The debate will be opened by Elliot Colburn MP on behalf of the Petitions Committee.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Government
    • Medicine
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Detection of poliovirus in London sewage samples

    Wednesday, 07 September, 2022

    Between February and June 2022, multiple vaccine-like-type-2 poliovirus isolates were collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. This briefing paper sets out information about polio disease and the response of the UK Government and the UK Health Security Agency.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on Covid-19 vaccines and the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

    Monday, 05 September, 2022

    A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 6 September 2022 at 4.30pm on ‘Covid-19 vaccines and the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme’. The debate will be opened by Sir Jeremy Wright MP (Conservative).

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines

    Wednesday, 13 July, 2022

    To meet demand for Covid-19 vaccines, some countries have argued for a waiver on intellectual property rights for vaccines. This paper sets out the debate.

    • Research Briefing
    • International development
    • International trade
    • Medicine
    • Covid-19
  • Debate Pack

    The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on people with heart and circulatory diseases

    Tuesday, 21 June, 2022

    There will be a debate on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on people with heart and circulatory diseases in Westminster Hall on 22 June 2022. This debate will be led by Jim Shannon MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    UK Vaccination Policy

    Tuesday, 08 March, 2022

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of UK vaccination policy. It includes an introduction to the science of vaccination and covers UK vaccination programmes, as well as considering the response of the Government to the UK's loss of the World Health Organization's (WHO) measles elimination status.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    UK and G7 commitments to donate Covid-19 vaccines

    Tuesday, 08 February, 2022

    The G7 has pledged to donate 1 billion Covid-19 vaccines to other countries in response to the pandemic. The paper describes progress towards this goal.

    • Research Briefing
    • International development
    • Medicine
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

    Wednesday, 02 February, 2022

    This briefing provides an overview on the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety review, its findings, and the Government action in response to its recommendations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    Prescription charge exemption and cystic fibrosis

    Tuesday, 01 February, 2022

    A Westminster Hall debate on Prescription charge exemption and cystic fibrosis is scheduled for 2 February 2022 between 2:30-4pm. Paul Maynard MP will open the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    NHS charges

    Thursday, 06 January, 2022

    House of Commons Library briefing on NHS charges.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Frequently asked questions: Demonstrating Covid-19 and vaccination status

    Thursday, 30 December, 2021

    In this briefing, we set out responses to FAQs about demonstrating Covid status (otherwise called Covid status certification or vaccine passports) and use of the NHS Covid Pass in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Omicron and new coronavirus variants

    Wednesday, 22 December, 2021

    This page provides an overview of what is known about the Omicron variant so far and a summary of the UK Government's response.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Diseases
    • Medicine
    • Work and incomes
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Medical use of cannabis

    Wednesday, 08 December, 2021

    This briefing provides an overview on the change in the law, debate on medicinal cannabis products and the Medical Cannabis (Access) Bill, which will have its Second Reading on 10 December 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    E-petition debate on access to emergency asthma treatment in commercial kitchens

    Friday, 26 November, 2021

    A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall on Monday 29 November at 4.30pm on an e-petition relating to access to salbutamol inhalers. The debate will be opened by Nick Fletcher MP on behalf of the Petitions Committee.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Covid-19 status certification

    Wednesday, 24 November, 2021

    Covid-19 status certification (also referred to as a "vaccine passport") has been proposed as a means of reducing the risk of transmitting the Covid-19 virus in a number of settings. This briefing explores the Government's policy on certification. It also provides discussion on the scientific evidence and other issues associated with the use of certification.

    • Research Briefing
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    • Business
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
    • Work and incomes
    • Covid-19

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